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Friday, 26 May 2017

Popular Festivals And Fairs of Rajasthan

Rajasthan
will host several festivals in the coming months, ranging from festivals of
dance music and camel shows, to a ball of events and a gala of literature. The
most colorful state of India has, in recent years, also gained the reputation
of being one of the most favorable regions for festivals in India. Besides the
fact that it makes for a scenic Festival venue, the organizers' preference for
this particular region has to do with the welcoming government, which made laws
easier for such events to thrive. Not to mention the cultural ethos of the
Rajasthani people, which are known to be an extremely hospitable. Here are 11
festivals that the state will host in the coming months.

11 Festivals And Fairs of Rajasthan

1.) Camel Fair – Bikaner: - The Camel Fair in Rajasthan is
popular in Bikaner and is held in January. The "desert ship", the
camel, is adorned with colorful stools, anklet bracelets and necklaces. A
procession is made by displaying the camels, while the owners of camels hold the
head in honor. Contests and shows are part of the festivities. Crowds cheer
like war shooting contests, camel races and camel dance competitions are held.

2.) Desert Festival, Jaisalmer: - Each year during the Desert Festival
in Rajasthan, the barren land around Jaisalmer comes alive with the beats of
traditional musical instruments, songs, colors and remarkable enthusiasm. The
Rajasthan Festival displays the best of folk traditional Rajasthani culture
that will leave you hypnotized. This usual fair in Rajasthan attractions
include breathtaking performances by skilled jugglers and snake charmers. But
the main attractions of the fair remain camel acrobatics, camel races and
scenery, camel polo, war shooting and innumerable other events of this kind.

3.) Mewar Festival:- Dedicate to the goddess Gauri
(Parvati), Mewar Festival in Rajasthan offers the best of rajasthani culture.
This festival in Rajasthan is celebrated to host the spring season with various
rituals and fireworks. The great Climax is seen when the group of women dressed
in rainbow tones of scarlet, yellow, green and violet red carry images to the
Gangaur of Lake Pichola and an official boat procession begins from the Lake
Palace.

4.) Elephant Festival, Jaipur: - Held every year around the Holi Color
Festival, Elephant Festival in Rajasthan unveils the majesty and grandeur of
elephant. The main attractions of the Festival include a royal procession of 60
elephants in their best refinery, a game of Polo Elephant, an elephant race and
playing Holi on mammals. It will certainly be a time to cherish for a long time
to come.

5.) Teej Festival, Rajasthan: - Held in Jaipur, the Rajasthan Teej
Festival commemorated the Union of the Goddess Parvati with Lord Shiva. As the
desert burns with the hot summer sun, everyone is waiting impatiently for the
advent of the monsoons. Teej marks the arrival of the long expected rains and
is the Festival of swings. The swings are decorated with flowers and young
girls sing joyful songs. The Teej idol is adorned and adored.

Main Fairs And Festivals of Rajasthan

6.) Pushkar Fair, Pushkar: - Pushkar Fair is an event in Rajasthan
which is worlds famous fair of Rajasthan and attract tourists from around the
world. The Pushkar Fair is held every year during the month of Koba feast and
countless devotees of all denominations gather to dive into the Holy Lake.
Dance, music, cheerfully dressed people and various cultural events enhance the
pleasure of the occasion. Main attractions of the Camel Shopping Fair, cattle
auctions and colorful shops displaying beautiful handwork.

7.) Kite Festival, Jaipur: - A color festival with a different
naunce-like kites take to heaven everywhere Rajasthan.in the evening, the kites
with lights in them add to the scintillating sky URabove. The main celebration
points are Jaipur and Jodhpur. The main kite flying day, Makar Sankranti, is on
14 January.

8.) Tilwara Fair, Tilawara: - A 175-year-old fair dedicated to
malinathji, one of the rulers of the village of jasol, it is held in a dry
riverbed and came to signify the horse trade Marwari, Kathi and Sindi. Some
mystical aspects that relate to the Fair include the raising of about two feet
of water for only the fair period, and testing animals at poles in the soil
that is otherwise too soft for him.

9.) Dussehra, Kota: - Dussehra commemorates the massacre of
the 10-head Ravana by Rama, hero of the Indian epic, Ramayana. An effigy of
Ravana is lit, stuffed with firecrackers, creating an exciting explosion.
Dussehra also marks the beginning of the festive season with Diwali, the
Festival of Lights, just 20 days away.

10.) Gangaur Fair, Jaipur: - The celebration of the monsoon,
harvest and martial loyalty in Jaipur. The idols of Issar and Gangaur,
manifestations of Shiva and Parvati, are worshiped by women, especially
bachelors who pray for a Shiva-like companion. The Festival is particularly
colorful in Jaipur, Udaipur and Mandawa in the Shekhawati region.

11.) Nagaur Fair and desert Festival: - Participate in two unusual
celebrations, a cattle show in Nagaur and a tourist fair in Jaisalmer. A trade
fair for cattle and camels in January-February, it is a wonderful oppurnity to
catch up with rural life as owners from all over the state come to camp on the
dead ends of Nagaur while they buy and Sell animals. The animal skins, cut in
beautiful patterns, are particularly interesting.